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But County Attorney says process was flawed and should have been planned better by Heather Worrell The regular Board of County Commissioners meeting began at 9 am on July 28, 2015 at the Gilpin County Courthouse in Central City. More »
An arcade game nostalgic trip movie review By David Josselyn Happy Madison Productions, along with Columbia Pictures and 1492 Pictures, produced an 80s nostalgic movie, Pixels; casting several big name stars like Adam Sandler, Kevin James, More »
Of Bill Lorenz and the Black Forest Inn By Maggie Magoffin In 1936, while Adolf Hitler terrorized Europe, Wilhelm “Bill” Lorenz was born in Mainz, Germany. Bill’s father owned three taverns, and by the time Bill was seven-years-old he More »
30 years ago – August 2, 1985 Gilpin County School got its septic system permits Wednesday from the County Commissioners. The Commissioners’ vote was unanimous, although there were some More »
At Central City Opera through August 9th By Aaron Storms Central City Opera continues its 2015 Summer Festival with the opening of the Tony award-winning musical Man of La Mancha in the intimate and historic 550-seat Central City Opera House. More »
Local resident struck by lightning; wife saves his life by Patty Unruh Few of us go from living our quiet, ordinary lives one day to being the subjects of national media attention the next. Yet that is just what happened to Jerry and Cora Jean Leenheer More »
The Fastest Mountain in the Rockies! By Aaron Storms Being an automotive race fan, I was looking forward to the second annual PIT Rally on Saturday, July 18th to be held on the beautiful 8.25 mile winding mountain Central City More »
Of the Gettysburg of the West By Maggie Magoffin Six weeks after Colorado became a territory, the Civil war began. The majority of Denver’s citizens, who had emigrated west from northern states, were loyal to the Union. More »
30 years ago – July 26, 1985 By Esther Campbell: This summer I decided to keep the sunflower seed feeder full to see which birds would stay around. It has attracted a flock of pine siskins. These small More »
Of St. James Methodist Church 156th Anniversary This past Sunday I had the pleasure of joining with the congregation of St. James Methodist Church to celebrate their 156th Anniversary. Members and guests were invited More »
30 years ago – July 19, 1985 Gilpin County actors are well represented in the Central City Opera production of “Carmen.” As extras, they add local color to the stage. A dozen locals are in the opera, More »
Potential Locations on County Property Near Community Center by Heather Worrell On June 25th the Gilpin County Commissioners Buddy Schmalz and Gail Watson engaged in an informal conversation at a well-attended Coffee with the Commissioners meeting at More »
